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endotherm
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orgainsms that rely on internal metabolic heat production to maintain relatively high body temperatures
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ectotherm
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organisms whose body temperatures are determined primarily by external thermal conditions
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homeotherms
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organims who maintain relatively stable body temperatures ((homestatis))
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poikilotherms
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prganims whose body temperature changes in concert with external conditions
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heterotherm
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an organism who has the ability to regulate its body temperature between an endotherm and ectotherm.
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torpor
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a temporary state of reduced metabolic rate EX broad-tailed hummingbird
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parthenogenesis
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a form of asexual reproduction in which the ovum develops without fertilzation by a male
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